With an estimated net worth of US$4.2 billion, Donata Bertarelli Spath, co-president and member of the board of Bertarelli Foundation, emerged top of the list. Spath was former director of public and professional affairs at Serono International. Her mother, Maria Bertarelli, another member of the board of Bertarelli Foundation and former shareholder of Serono, ranked second with a net worth of US$3.6 billion. In third place is Isolde Liebherr, vice-chairman of Liebherr-International, with a net worth of US$3.0 billion. Rounding out the top 5 are Birgit Rausing and Kirsten Rausing of Tetra Laval Group, both with net worth estimates of US$2.8 billion.

Rank

Name

Net Worth

(US$ billion)

1

Donata Bertarelli Spath

4.2

2

Maria Bertarelli

3.6

3

Isolde Liebherr

3.0

4

Birgit Rausing

2.8

4

Kirsten Rausing

2.8

The collective net worth of the top UHNW women is US$16.4 billion, representing 2.5% of the total UHNW wealth in Switzerland and 13.1% of the combined net worth of billionaires in Switzerland.

Mykolas D. Rambus, CEO of Wealth-X, said, "All of the UHNW Swiss women on the list acquired their wealth through inheritance and have Swiss-based businesses. These top UHNW women in Switzerland are not only recognised for the significant contribution to the Swiss economy that their businesses make, but are also noted for generous philanthropic giving that extends beyond Swiss borders, to causes in countries such as Ireland, Italy and the United Kingdom."

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